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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision DEC132011_01B2203: Appeal rejected. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC132011_01B2203: Appeal rejected. AAO lacks jurisdiction over its own decisions; filing was not identified as motion and did not meet reconsideration or reopening requirements. It supplied an employer letter and later interview evidence, not shown to be new/relevant to eligibility at filing.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A in-scope; procedural decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC132011_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 13, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A motion to reconsider rejected. |
Procedural posture | After AAO dismissed prior appeal and a later motion, petitioner filed another appeal directly to AAO; AAO treated issue as improperly filed appeal/motion. |
Operative disposition | Appeal rejected. |
Final-merits status | No criterion or final-merits findings. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO lacks jurisdiction over its own decisions; filing was not identified as motion and did not meet reconsideration or reopening requirements. It supplied an employer letter and later interview evidence, not shown to be new/relevant to eligibility at filing.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies EB-1A petition and date December 13, 2011.; pages: 1
claim: Prior AAO appeal decision was October 19, 2009; motion decision was May 21, 2010; filing came July 6, 2010.; pages: 2
claim: AAO lacks appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions; the filing was not properly presented as a motion and was alternatively untimely.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Evidence submitted did not qualify as new facts relevant to filing-date eligibility; appeal rejected.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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